Kolkata, March 22 -- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane shed light on the moment in the first innings that completely changed the "momentum" against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first match of the Indian Premier League.

On their home turf and in front of their crowd, the defending champions fell short and surrendered to an emphatic 7-wicket defeat at the iconic Eden Gardens.

After being put to bat and struggling against the early blitz of Josh Hazlewood, Rahane and Sunil Narine upped the ante by resorting to a fearless approach.

They turned the tides by attacking relentlessly and lifted the Knights to 107/1 in 9.5 overs. Against the run of play, RCB found the breakthrough with Rasikh Salam punching Narine's ...